Tell me about the SD Allan Holdsworth pickup!
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the guy who invented fire
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Re: Tell me about the SD Allan Holdsworth pickup!
The Duncan Allen Holdsworth is a JB with 2 rows of screws and an Alnico II magnet
Anthem said:
The Duncan Allen Holdsworth is a JB with 2 rows of screws and an Alnico II magnet
Re: Tell me about the SD Allan Holdsworth pickup!
Actually its Alnico 5 (gauss measured much higher than any A2), and it states A5 also on the packaging. The screws make it a bit brighter. It is around 15K. It also has way too much upper mids for the Holdsy tone. Allan never ever used it. He actually uses a custom shop that is closest to a '59 neck, but uses it in the bridge position. If you are in search of his tone get a '59 neck model and drop it in the bridge. I love Jake E Lee's tone as well and use the Holdsworth model to nail Jakee's tone through a Univalve. :dance:
the guy who invented fire said:
Actually its Alnico 5 (gauss measured much higher than any A2), and it states A5 also on the packaging. The screws make it a bit brighter. It is around 15K. It also has way too much upper mids for the Holdsy tone. Allan never ever used it. He actually uses a custom shop that is closest to a '59 neck, but uses it in the bridge position. If you are in search of his tone get a '59 neck model and drop it in the bridge. I love Jake E Lee's tone as well and use the Holdsworth model to nail Jakee's tone through a Univalve. :dance:
Anthem
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Re: Tell me about the SD Allan Holdsworth pickup!
Cool, cool....thanks for the info guys. I'm beginning to wonder if a Custom Custom will get me in that ballpark. It seems to be *the* bridge pickup for fattening up alder bodied guitars. I don't want his exact tone but definitely in that arena, nice and fat.
Cool, cool....thanks for the info guys. I'm beginning to wonder if a Custom Custom will get me in that ballpark. It seems to be *the* bridge pickup for fattening up alder bodied guitars. I don't want his exact tone but definitely in that arena, nice and fat.
JeffB
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Re: Tell me about the SD Allan Holdsworth pickup!
Jake used the AH with Ozzy in his Charvels, but his Badlands stuff was recorded with a JB.
The AH may be a little clearer/more articulate but the tones from the Badlands CD's are much better to my ears...a bit warmer, and "sing" a little better.
In a bolt on neck strat style guitar, a JB is hard to beat for hard rock.
superpete said:
Jake used the AH with Ozzy in his Charvels, but his Badlands stuff was recorded with a JB.
The AH may be a little clearer/more articulate but the tones from the Badlands CD's are much better to my ears...a bit warmer, and "sing" a little better.
In a bolt on neck strat style guitar, a JB is hard to beat for hard rock.
WICKED LESTER
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allan had seymour make a "smoother" version of the JB for his legato,fluid style.
the JB with a alnico II is not a AH-!
allan had seymour make a "smoother" version of the JB for his legato,fluid style.
the JB with a alnico II is not a AH-!
superpete
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Re: Tell me about the SD Allan Holdsworth pickup!
I had always heard that the AH pickup was a JB with something instead of the screws (hex poles?) I don't have any info, but I didn;t think the AH had an A2 in it. I'd be interested to see what it really was.
WICKED LESTER said:allan had seymour make a "smoother" version of the JB for his legato,fluid style.
the JB with a alnico II is not a AH-!
I had always heard that the AH pickup was a JB with something instead of the screws (hex poles?) I don't have any info, but I didn;t think the AH had an A2 in it. I'd be interested to see what it really was.
WICKED LESTER
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Re: Tell me about the SD Allan Holdsworth pickup!
A bud of mine has one that he got through the custom shop
The AH-1 uses a alnico 5?superpete said:
A bud of mine has one that he got through the custom shop
Re: Tell me about the SD Allan Holdsworth pickup!
Actually its Alnico 5 (gauss measured much higher than any A2), and it states A5 also on the packaging. The screws make it a bit brighter. It is around 15K. It also has way too much upper mids for the Holdsy tone. Allan never ever used it.WICKED LESTER said:
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TheArchitect
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I have no idea what Holdsworth used but you say that like you are his best friend. How does one come upon such intimate knowledge?
Faraday said:
I have no idea what Holdsworth used but you say that like you are his best friend. How does one come upon such intimate knowledge?
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TheArchitect
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DeanSweden
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Re: Tell me about the SD Allan Holdsworth pickup!
The white Charvelised strat was a AH-proto one, but all others were JB !
JeffB said:
The white Charvelised strat was a AH-proto one, but all others were JB !